Journal article
The Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States: From mapping the onset to mapping the structure
A Raballo, B Nelson, A Thompson, A Yung
Schizophrenia Research | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background: Improving the identification of clinical vulnerability to psychosis in help-seeking subjects is crucial for refining risk stratifications and implementing intervention strategies. Aims: To define underlying dimensions of subclinical psychopathology in Ultra-High-Risk (UHR) subjects; to test their temporal stability and association with baseline clinical and functional features; and to evaluate their predictive value for subsequent transition to psychosis. Method: 223 subjects meeting the Personal Assessment and Crisis Evaluation (PACE) criteria for UHR were assessed with the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS) and monitored for a period of up to three years..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the European Union via a Marie Curie research and training fellowship to Dr Raballo, by a Ronald Griffith Fellowship and National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Young Investigator Award to Dr Nelson, by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship to Prof Yung.